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that crisis in egypt is growing tonight. more than 200,000 protesters have filled cairo's tahrir square. they are angry with their new president, mohamed morsi who said last week that his decisions cannot be challenged by the courts which gives him almost absolute power. and our holly williams is above tahrir square in cairo this evening. holly, what's going on in the crowd behind you now? >> reporter: scott, we are seeing scenes reminisce september of the egyptian revolution. tahrir square was once again carpeted in people today, tens of thousands of people who poured in from every direction and they were chanting the same slogan that they chanted during the revolution. the people want the downfall of the regime. i was out on this square earlier today talking to people. some people are saying that they won't leave the streets until president morsi rescinds the decrees that have given him sweeping new powers. we've seen very low-level violence here in cairo, but in several other cities there have been violent confrontations
that crisis in egypt is growing tonight. more than 200,000 protesters have filled cairo's tahrir square. they are angry with their new president, mohamed morsi who said last week that his decisions cannot be challenged by the courts which gives him almost absolute power. and our holly williams is above tahrir square in cairo this evening. holly, what's going on in the crowd behind you now? >> reporter: scott, we are seeing scenes reminisce september of the egyptian revolution. tahrir...
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some people here in egypt are disappointed by that. the u.s. government is really in a tricky situation because it's relying on president morsi to help with peace efforts in the israeli-palestinian conflict. last week he helped broker a truce between hamas and israel. so we're back in the same situation we had under the old dictatorship which is that the u.s. can't be to overtly critical because it relies on egypt's help here in the middle east. >> holly williams in cairo for us this morning. thank you so much. let's take a quick break. when we come back the latest on the civil war in syria including a report from one city at the center of the conflict. later, would be millionaires line up for a chance at tonight's historic powerball lottery drawing. this is the "cbs morning news." powerball lottery drawing. this is the "cbs morning news." or visit exelonpatchoffer2.com. cool, you found it. wow. nice place. yeah. [ chuckles ] the family thinks i'm out shipping these. smooth move. you used priority mail flat-rate boxes. if it fits, it ships for
some people here in egypt are disappointed by that. the u.s. government is really in a tricky situation because it's relying on president morsi to help with peace efforts in the israeli-palestinian conflict. last week he helped broker a truce between hamas and israel. so we're back in the same situation we had under the old dictatorship which is that the u.s. can't be to overtly critical because it relies on egypt's help here in the middle east. >> holly williams in cairo for us this...
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. >>> protestors in egypt continue to vent their feelings about the country's new president. this is a live look in tahrir square. you can see more than 200,000 people have passed the square. they have been there since yesterday. you can see all of the tents up there. now, many of the protestors threw rocks and molotov cocktails at police. the protestors are upset about president mohamed morsi decision that his decisions are above court rule. >>> a bus burst into flames and a passerby snapped a photo. take a look. the bus caught fire yesterday. this is near the sylvan dale middle school there. there was only one child on board. but she was strapped into an electric wheelchair. the driver wilma costa unbuckled the student and carried her to safety. >> she did everything perfect above and beyond. and when i asked her what were you thinking, she said i wasn't. i was just thinking about this precious child that just had to get off the bus. >> jumped right into action. acosta didn't want to go on camera. nobody was hurt but the bus as you see was completely destroyed. >>> the dead
. >>> protestors in egypt continue to vent their feelings about the country's new president. this is a live look in tahrir square. you can see more than 200,000 people have passed the square. they have been there since yesterday. you can see all of the tents up there. now, many of the protestors threw rocks and molotov cocktails at police. the protestors are upset about president mohamed morsi decision that his decisions are above court rule. >>> a bus burst into flames and a...
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that leaves egypt with a stalem stalemate and some big decisions charlie, charlie, norah? >> holly williams, thank you. f>> the powerball jackpot has grown to half a billion dollars, the se he second largest in lottery anstory. ct jackpot could go up again. officials predict 6.3 million tickets an hour will be sold to even so, officials say there's nly a 60% chance of a grand prize winner tonight. here is a look at the lottery onne at a gas station in hinsdale, illinois. we'll take you there in our next half hour. and two jackpot winners, how their good luck has changed their lives. >> hope springs eternal, doesn't their liver ime t does. s.> some of this morning's headlines. "new york times" says apple manager responsible for apple's eplacement for google maps was ridiculed when it came out earlier this year, incorrect monuions for landmarks like the ngshington monument and gave misleading directions. >>> southeast missourian says water levels on the mississippi river are so low, river traffic may soon come to a halt. widespread drought is the senlem. usinesses are sendin
that leaves egypt with a stalem stalemate and some big decisions charlie, charlie, norah? >> holly williams, thank you. f>> the powerball jackpot has grown to half a billion dollars, the se he second largest in lottery anstory. ct jackpot could go up again. officials predict 6.3 million tickets an hour will be sold to even so, officials say there's nly a 60% chance of a grand prize winner tonight. here is a look at the lottery onne at a gas station in hinsdale, illinois. we'll take...
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. >>> protests against egypt's new president are intensifying. this is a live look at tahrir square, cairo. you can see the tents and people gathering there. just a short time ago state tv announced the country's highest appeals court has suspended work nationwide to protest mohamed morsi's decree. they are upset at his decree that his decision are above judicial review. >>> a san jose bus driver saves a disabled student after the bus burst into flames. a passerby snapping this photo of the bus. as you can see totally engulfed caught on fire at the sylvandale middle school. there was one child aboard strapped in an electric wheelchair. so the driver wilma acosta scooped her up and carried her out to safety. >> she did everything perfect, above and beyond, and when i asked her, what were you thinking, she said i wasn't. i was just thinking about this precious child that just had to get of the bus. >> her instincts kicked in. acosta did not want to talk on camera. nobody was injured as you can see though the bus was destroyed. they were able to get
. >>> protests against egypt's new president are intensifying. this is a live look at tahrir square, cairo. you can see the tents and people gathering there. just a short time ago state tv announced the country's highest appeals court has suspended work nationwide to protest mohamed morsi's decree. they are upset at his decree that his decision are above judicial review. >>> a san jose bus driver saves a disabled student after the bus burst into flames. a passerby snapping...
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of egypt's revolution once again ringing with calls for the downfall of a dictator. this time it's for this man, president mohamed morsi, whom america relies on to be a regional peace broker. last week he granted himself unchecked power, leading to today's bloody clashes. the crowd is chanting the same chants we heard two years ago during the revolution, except that they have substituted mubarak for morsi. egyptians toppled president hosni mubarak, a dictator who ruled for three decades. they then held a historic election, voted in the new president, and now -- >> he's like a pharoah. >> reporter: morsi's office says the move is just temporary, to sideline remnants of the mubarak era and put egypt on the right track. the wise voices say it is far from clear who will win the showdown. but there are certainly more bloody days ahead on egypt's bumpy road to democracy. >> we said it often here, watching the arab spring take shape over the last, you know, year and a half year or so. the overthrow is the hard part -- the easy part. the hard part is building a real democrac
of egypt's revolution once again ringing with calls for the downfall of a dictator. this time it's for this man, president mohamed morsi, whom america relies on to be a regional peace broker. last week he granted himself unchecked power, leading to today's bloody clashes. the crowd is chanting the same chants we heard two years ago during the revolution, except that they have substituted mubarak for morsi. egyptians toppled president hosni mubarak, a dictator who ruled for three decades. they...
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. >>> protests against egypt's new president are intensifying. a short time ago, state tv announced the country's highest appeals court has defended the protests against the decrees. more than 200,000 people packed tahrir square yesterday. the protestors are upset about the edict that the president's decisions are above judicial review. >>> 34 people were killed in syria where two-car bombs went off simultaneously. dozens more are reported injured. today's attacks happened in a city that's provided a refuge for pro-government syrians displaced in the civil war. >>> 5. 19 now. tomorrow is the deadline for oakland police to come up with a reform plan to prevent a government takeover. the oakland police officers union has told a federal judge that department leadership is infective and failed to implement reforms that were ordered by the courts. the judge will have a hearing next month and then decide whether federal officials should take over their police department. >>> quick thinking by a san jose school bus driver saved a disabled student's life
. >>> protests against egypt's new president are intensifying. a short time ago, state tv announced the country's highest appeals court has defended the protests against the decrees. more than 200,000 people packed tahrir square yesterday. the protestors are upset about the edict that the president's decisions are above judicial review. >>> 34 people were killed in syria where two-car bombs went off simultaneously. dozens more are reported injured. today's attacks happened in...